The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-09-17


they have not been acted upon BY
the Republican Senate. These bills cover
more land than is embraced In the
states OF indiana, Maryland, MASSACHUSETTS,,
Connecticut and Rhode Island II they do not
become laws IL Will be the fault OF the Repub-
licnn Senate. But this Is not oil. There were
pending on the House calendar ut the close OF
last session OF Congress, bills forfeiting from
ten other roads territory equal TO 13,O6T.2i4
acres OF land. Again by decisions OF the Com
missioner OF the Land ONCE, approved by the
Secretary OF the Interior, from March ., 1885,
when Cleveland's Administration began, to the
present time, therc have been restored TO inc
public domain tracts OF other lands aggre-
eating millions Of acres. In addition
to al this, Clcvcland's Administration,
by the institution OF legal proceedings
and other remedies, is recovering tracts
OF thousands OF acres more. which intcrloping
foreign syndicates and others without any right
whatever, were fencing up ind driving from
them with shotguns the actual settlers who de-
sired to make home upon them. II Will then
be seen that the Democratic party Is redeeming
the pledges 1t made to the people In the cam
paign OF 1884, and restoring to the public do
main u large proportion OF those lands which
| the Republican party hnd given away to man.
moth railroad corporations. The laboring men
| of the country are deeply interested In this
| question, for the public lands arc the heritage
| Of the people, In this matter, MS In every other
| question affecting his rights the Democratic
party has been the best friend and protector OF
the laboring man.
| THE ADMINISTRATION.
The Administration OF President Cleveland
has not only been the champion OF the rights OF
| the poor man, but 1t has been equally faithful
in advancing the interests OF the soldiers
| There are more ex-Union soldiers holding omce
and drawing pensions under the General Gov.
| ernmcnt at the present time than under any OF
the Republican ADMINISTRATIONS. Presldent
Cleveland approved the act OF March ~, 1880
| which increased the pensions OF '9,'SI WIDOWS,
minors and dependent relatives OF Union SOL
| diers to s12 per month. He approved the act or
August q, 1885, which Increased the pensions OF
| 10000 crippled and MANNED Union soldiers OF
the late war from T4 to s3O, from WI 10 $50
from sO ana S6o0 to no per month. ne ap'
proved the act OF january w. 1881 whlcn mas al
ready placed upon the pension rolls sioo sur.
vivors ana widows OF the war Win Mexico, anu a
this number VIII De increased TO NJ least .o'un
within the present fiscal year. This Is not all !;
| within the TWO years ana nVe months OF
| MS Administration ne mas hpproVeo
| seVehty-seVen more private pension olils
than Presidents Grant ana Hayes ap'
proved IN twelve years, ana ls' more tnah
Presidents Garheld ana arthur approveu IN IN
iour years. moreover, there nave peen ioo,ioo
more pension certlncates issued IN inc nrs. .wo
years OF MS administration than IN the iast TWO
years under hepupncan rule' In the shhe .iilic
mere mas Deeh an increase Oh hiore thhh 9io,
ooo,Vo III disbursements on account oi pensions
ana net gam OF io4oo pensions upon the lolis'
| III ia'or oi Ihe peIiooratio Auii,iiie'i 'iaVioii. M
Ihese unanswerapie iacts cohcIusiveiy prove .
tnat fresloent OieVeiaho mas peeh Us true anu
steaoiast irieno Oh tne soiMer rs any hiui'
VINO nus occuPieo .he WhHe House.
While the spiehoia WORK mas neeh soihs On
we nave also pcen largely reducing the PUBIC
| ueot. uecreasing the humper vi rcucrui VI
nciais' ana increasing inc salary ol none. we
nave not proposed u Single measure iavorlns
| monopoly OF any Kinu' put, on the contrary we
nave inauBuratea tne REFORMS whcn we prom
ised the people IN our last National piatlorm.
Netrencnment ana economy nave peeh tne RUS
III every Dranch OF the pubic service. Durihe
the nrst hscal year OF CleVeiahds Aumihistra'
t'oh thcre was large decrease IN eApenaiture
IN every department OF the government so tha'
the nrst year OF Democratic RUE mauo cieaf
saving ior tne people OF over seventeen NH
lions OF doliars' IN comparison WIN the las'
- ,tv,ty ytH